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Dan's Auto Center
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| Greetings!
Spring! A time of new beginnings and fresh starts. Clear blue skies, snow capped mountains, snow melt filling our streams, an abundance of wild flowers and green grass.
Speaking of fresh starts, this newsletter has lots of interesting information about batteries. Hope you get a charge out of it.
Enjoy!
Sally Walker
Dan's Auto Center
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| Automotive Trivia |
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1. What makes the average automotive battery so heavy?
2. In the TV series Dukes of Hazard, what kind of car was the General Lee?
3. What notable device was installed in Cleveland in 1914?
4. Oil shortages prompted the enactment of a national speed limit in 1974. What was the limit?
5. In what year was the first-ever Grand Prix race held?
Answers can be found in this newsletter. |
| Dan's Auto on the Web |
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We recently added a new feature. You can now go to archived newsletters to catch any newsletters you may have missed. This new feature can also be found at our Web site: dansauto.com
Also, if you haven't done so yet, please become a fan of Dan's '57 Chevy on facebook. You'll see lots of old photos, read about the origins of Dan's '57 Chevy and find out who was (and still is) Dan's high school sweetheart. You'll be surprised!
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| Dan's Weird Discoveries |
Impress your neighbors with Amazing Garage Door Covers!
A German firm called "Style Your Garage" - creates posters for garage doors that make it look as if it's actually showing the interior of your garage, and what's in it!
Prices range from $199 to $399 for the double-door! All but guaranteed to make passersby take a second look!
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Porsche has become the first car manufacture in the world to offer a starter battery in lithium-ion technology. Weighing less that 13 lbs, the new battery is more than 22 lb lighter that a conventional 60 Ah lead battery. It was available from January for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder as an option delivered with the car, selling at a price in the German market equivalent to US $2,820 according to the Import Automotive Parts & Accessories Jan/Feb 2010 issue .
Reader's Digest reports that within two years we can "look for cheaper, longer lasting batteries, powered by...air! As a result, says the Economist, your cell phone may soon be even smaller and lighter."
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| Sally's Corner |
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I am a proud Blue Star Mom. Our oldest son Mark is on his 3rd deployment to "the sandbox". What quickly became a household term for us after Mark joined the Air Force six years ago, is now a common term to many of you, thanks to the award winning movie, Hurt Locker. All I have to say is that Mark is an EOD tech and people knowingly shake their heads.
Mark asked me to make an item to be auctioned for the EOD Memorial Foundation Fund. The proceeds go to a scholarship fund for dependents of EOD techs who have made the ultimate sacrifice. When attending the annual function in the past, Mark noted that items relating directly to EOD raised a considerable amount more, so I chose to incorporate the EOD "crab" into my Blue Star Servicemen's banner.
If you want an EOD insiders view of Hurt Locker, you might find this interesting: Inside the Heads of "Hurt Locker" bomb defusers |
| Recyclers to the core |
Are you spring cleaning and need a place to recycle your used motor oil and battery cores? Did you know? We will take up to 20 gallons of uncontaminated used motor oil off your hands, free of charge.
We will take old battery cores off your hands, free of charge. Also, regarding batteries: We will service your battery with every lube, oil and filter service or tune-up, free of charge. We will test the charging system of your vehicle with each and every service using our ED 18 (Early Detection Analyzer). A print out is provided.
We proudly sell Interstate Batteries. Interstate Batteries is a "company unique in its unabashed mission to conduct business in a way pleasing to God." Christian business principles are part of Interstate's corporate culture... "Burdened with man's inhumanity to man",* Interstate Batteries Chairman Norm Miller created a commercial to promote God's love: God's Love commercial
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| What people are saying about Dan's |
 "Thanks to Dan's Auto, I saved $165 on a new battery, My car wouldn't start or take a charge so I assumed the battery was dead. I took it to Dan's and asked for a replacement battery because I know that Dan sells the best batteries in town and I needed a big one. Dan tested my battery with his high end equipment and showed in that it was running at 99% after a good clean up which he performed himself. Dan also showed me how to clean my terminals to make my battery work again. And just like he said, it worked perfectly on the first try. Thanks Dan for saving me the price of a new battery. Every other place I've been to would sell me a new battery and be done with it. Dan's careful attention to detail has saved me money when money is tight."
Mike - Oakhurst
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Auto Trivia Answers
1. An automotive battery contains about 21 pounds of lead, 3 pounds of plastic and 1 gallon of sulfuric acid.
2. A 1969 Dodge Charger. You might have noticed the producers sometimes substituted a model year 1968 or 1970 Charger in some scenes.
3. The first traffic signal. The red and green signal lights were operated by a traffic officer sitting in a nearby booth.
4. Cars had to crawl along freeways and interstates across the country at a maximum speed of 55 mph.
5. While there were organized racing events before the turn of the century, the first race called the Grand Prix occurred in France in 1906.
Thanks to dmv.org for the auto trivia |
Sincerely,
Dan and Sally Walker
Dan's Auto Center
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